Although obesity is typically associated with metabolic dysfunction and cardiometabolic
diseases, some people with obesity are protected from many of the adverse metabolic …

The objective of this comprehensive review is to summarize and discuss the available
evidence of how adipose tissue inflammation affects insulin sensitivity and glucose …

Abstract Purpose of Review To present a comprehensive overview regarding criteria,
epidemiology, and controversies that have arisen in the literature about the existence and …

Aims Previous studies have provided inconsistent results about the cardiovascular risks for
participants with metabolically healthy obesity (MHO). These uncertainties might partly …

Obesity is a growing global health concern, with a rapid increase being observed in morbid
obesity. Obesity is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk and earlier onset of …

The increasing incidence of obesity and the metabolic syndrome is disturbing. The activation
of inflammatory pathways, used normally as host defence, reminds the seriousness of this …

We performed a systematic review of the prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO).
Medline, W eb of S cience and EMBASE were searched for original articles from inception to …

The presence of obesity-related metabolic disturbances varies widely among obese
individuals. Accordingly, a unique subset of obese individuals has been described in the …

Obesity is associated with increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) leading to higher all-cause …

Aim The metabolically healthy obese (MHO) phenotype refers to obese individuals with a
favourable metabolic profile. Its prognostic value is unclear and may depend on the health …